Maria Zavitsanou was born in Athens in 1975. In 1999 she began her studies at the Pietro Vannucci Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia, Italy, where she studied painting in Sauro Cardinali’s studio and graphic arts with Marilena Scavizzi and Wilma Lok. In 2004, she graduated with honors and distinction. That same year, she began postgraduate studies at the same academy in visual arts and performance sciences, focusing on graphic arts. She completed her postgraduate degree in 2007, again with honors and distinction. During that time, she contributed illustrations to a poetry collection by the Italian poet Sandro Penna. Since September 2009, she has been working as an art educator. She is a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece (EETE) and the Greek Printmakers’ Association. Her works are part of permanent collections in the Czech Republic (Rokycany) and Japan (Kiwa). She has participated in numerous exhibitions in Greece and abroad. In 2008, she took part in the IV International Biennale of Graphic Arts in Rokycany, where she was awarded the Cena Města Rokycany prize.